https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/eight-elected-officials-switch-party-affiliation-to-republican-in-mississippiQuote
Six Democrats and two independent elected officials have defected and joined the Mississippi Republican Party.
https://freedomoutpost.com/mississippi-eight-democrats-and-independents-switch-to-republican/Quote
All eight of the latest party switchers were from Smith and Covington Counties and one District Attorney whose district covers those areas.
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The eight officials who joined the MSGOP are:
Matt Sullivan, District Attorney for the Thirteenth Circuit Court District (Covington, Jasper, Simpson and Smith Counties), (Former Democrat)
Guy Easterling, Chancery Clerk (Former Independent)
Bobby Wayne Mooney, Justice Court Judge for the Northern District of Covington County (Former Independent)
Cindy Austin, Chancery Clerk (Former Democrat)
Anthony Grayson, Circuit Clerk (Former Democrat)
Mary Lou Powell, Tax Assessor-Collector (Former Democrat)
Danny Arender, Beat 4 Supervisor (Former Democrat)
Hulon West, Justice Court Judge for the Southern District of Smith County (Former Democrat)
credit where it's due, wish it was my state though.